,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #aad  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,february #h1       
#bjai,ms4 ,speier 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,joyce of ,ohio1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,mr4   
,stivers1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,mr4 ,schiff1   
,mr4 ,vela1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4     
,smith of ,new ,jersey1 ,ms4 ,gabbard1  
,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4        
,langevin1 ,ms4 ,brownley of            
,california1 ,mr4 ,butterfield1 ,mr4    
,kelly of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,soto1 and
 ,mr4 ,crdenas7 submitted the following 
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce     
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
the designation of the #agth day in ,may
 as ,,dipg ,awareness ,day to raise     
awareness and encourage research into   
cures for diffuse intrinsic pontine     
glioma 7,,dipg7 and pediatric cancers in
 general4  ,whereas diffuse intrinsic   
pontine glioma 7,,dipg7 affects #bjj to 
#djj children in the ,united ,states    
each year with certain regularity2      

,whereas brain tumors are the leading   
cause of cancer-related death in        
children2 ,whereas ,,dipg is the second 
most common malignant brain tumor of    
childhood2 ,whereas ,,dipg is the       
leading cause of childhood death due to 
brain tumors2 ,whereas the median       
survival time is only #i months         
postdiagnosis with treatment2 ,whereas  
#e-year survival is less than #a        
percent2 ,whereas given the age at      
diagnosis and the average life          
expectancy1 the number of life years    
lost annually because of ,,dipg is      
approximately #bd1jjj years of person   
life lost 7calculated as the number of  
children diagnosed by average of male   
and female life expectancy from that    
median age1 #cjj  #hj  #bd1jjj years of 
person life lost annually72 ,whereas    
prognosis has not improved for children 
with ,,dipg in over #dj years2 and      
,whereas ,federal funding for research  
for pediatric cancer should be increased
 to address the level of unmet medical  

need for this vulnerable population3    
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives-- 7#a7 supports the
 designation of ,,dipg ,awareness ,day2 
7#b7 encourages all people of the       
,united ,states to become more informed 
about diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma  
7,,dipg7 pediatric brain cancer1 and the
 current challenges to the medical      
research system in designating          
sufficient research funding for         
pediatric cancers2  7#c7 supports       
expanded research to better understand  
,,dipg1 develop effective treatments1   
and provide comprehensive care for      
children with ,,dipg and their families2
 and  7#d7 encourages public and private
 sources of research funding to elevate 
their consideration of the mortality    
rate of a type of cancer1 as well as the
 life-years lost1 as significant factors
 to be considered during the grant      
application process4